Yucca Seeds – Blue Rostrata

Enhance your landscape with Blue Rostrata Yucca Seeds, a hardy and architectural desert species known for its striking blue-green foliage and strong adaptability. These seeds grow into beautiful, slow-forming yucca plants that develop a tall trunk topped with dense, symmetrical leaves, making them ideal for xeriscaping, rock gardens, and low-maintenance outdoor spaces.

Blue Rostrata Yucca is valued for its exceptional drought tolerance, heat resistance, and year-round visual appeal. Once established, it thrives with minimal care, producing a bold, structural element in any garden or ornamental landscape.

Features

• Highly drought-tolerant and suitable for dry, arid climates

• Striking blue-gray foliage with a sculptural growth habit

• Low-maintenance and long-living

• Excellent for xeriscaping, rock gardens, and architectural landscapes

• Thrives in full sun and well-drained soils

• Adaptable to heat, wind, and poor soil conditions

• High germination with proper sowing conditions

Specifications

Botanical Name: Yucca rostrata
Common Name (USA): Blue Beaked Yucca / Blue Rostrata Yucca
Seed Type: Non-GMO, open-pollinated
Plant Height: 8–15 ft when mature
Growth Habit: Slow-growing, tree-like yucca
Foliage Color: Blue to blue-gray
Light Requirement: Full sun
Soil Requirement: Well-drained, sandy or rocky soils
Water Needs: Low once established

Growing Season

• Sowing Indoors: Late winter to early spring (February–April)

• Sowing Outdoors: Spring to early summer (April–June) in warm climates

Hardiness Zones (USA)

• USDA Zones: 5–11

• Optimal Outdoor Planting Months:

  • Zones 5–6: May–June

  • Zones 7–8: April–May

  • Zones 9–11: February–April

Germination

• Temperature: 70–80°F

• Germination Time: 21–60 days

• Method: Lightly cover seeds, keep evenly moist, use well-draining mix

Planting Depth

• Surface-sown or lightly covered (1/8 inch)

Mature Use

• Ornamental landscapes

• Rock gardens

• Drought-tolerant garden designs